H7186–קָשֶׁה–qa.sheh

And when Joseph saw his brothers, it was clear to him who they were, but he made himself strange to them, and talking roughly to them, said, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to get food.

קָשׁ֗וֹת ka.Shot “harsh”

The man who is the ruler of the country was rough with us and put us in prison, saying that we had come with a secret evil purpose.

קָשׁ֑וֹת ka.Shot “harsh”

And made their lives bitter with hard work, making building-material and bricks, and doing all sorts of work in the fields under the hardest conditions.

קָשָׁ֗ה ka.Shah “hard”

And Moses said these words to the children of Israel, but they gave no attention to him, because of the grief of their spirit and the cruel weight of their work.

קָשָֽׁה׃ ka.Shah “hard”

And they were judges in the causes of the people at all times: the hard questions they put before Moses; but on every small point they gave decisions themselves.

הַקָּשֶׁה֙ (קָּשֶׁה֙) ka.Sheh “difficult”

And the Lord said to Moses, I have been watching this people, and I see that they are a stiff-necked people.

קְשֵׁה־ ke.sheh- “stiff of”

Go up to that land flowing with milk and honey; but I will not go up among you, for you are a stiff-necked people, for fear that I send destruction on you while you are on the way.

קְשֵׁה־ ke.sheh- “stiff of”

And the Lord said to Moses, Say to the children of Israel, You are a stiff-necked people: if I come among you, even for a minute, I will send destruction on you; so take off all your ornaments, so that I may see what to do with you.

קְשֵׁה־ ke.sheh- “stiff of”

And he said, If now I have grace in your eyes, let the Lord go among us, for this is a stiff-necked people, and give us forgiveness for our wrongdoing and our sin, and take us for your heritage.

קְשֵׁה־ ke.sheh- “stiff of”

Be certain then that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land as a reward for your righteousness; for you are a stiff-necked people.

קְשֵׁה־ ke.sheh- “stiff of”

And then the Lord said to me, I have seen that this people is stiff-necked:

קְשֵׁה־ ke.sheh- “stiff of”

And the Egyptians were cruel to us, crushing us under a hard yoke:

קָשָֽׁה׃ ka.Shah “hard”

For I have knowledge of your hard and uncontrolled hearts: even now, while I am still living, you will not be ruled by the Lord; how much less after my death?

הַקָּשֶׁ֑ה (קָּשֶׁ֑ה) ka.Sheh “stiff”

But whenever the judge was dead, they went back and did more evil than their fathers, going after other gods, to be their servants and their worshippers; giving up nothing of their sins and their hard-hearted ways.

הַקָּשָֽׁה׃ (קָּשָֽׁה) ka.Shah “stubborn”

And the power of the children of Israel went on increasing against Jabin, king of Canaan, till he was cut off.

וְקָשָׁ֔ה (קָשָׁ֔ה) ka.Shah “hard”

And Hannah, answering him, said, No, my lord, I am a woman whose spirit is broken with sorrow: I have not taken wine or strong drink, but I have been opening my heart before the Lord.

קְשַׁת־ ke.shat- “hard of”

Then David said to Jonathan, Who will give me word if your father gives you a rough answer?

קָשָֽׁה׃ ka.Shah “hard”

Now this man was named Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigail: she was a woman of good sense and pleasing looks: but the man was cruel and evil in his ways; he was of the family of Caleb.

קָשֶׁ֛ה ka.Sheh “[was] hard”

And there was hard fighting that day; and Abner and the men of Israel gave way before the servants of David.

קָשָׁ֥ה ka.Shah “severe”

While I, though I am crowned king, have little strength, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are out of my control: may the Lord give to the evil-doer the reward of his evil-doing!

קָשִׁ֣ים ka.Shim “[are too] hard”

Your father put a hard yoke on us: if you will make the conditions under which your father kept us down less cruel, and the weight of the yoke he put on us less hard, then we will be your servants.

הַקָּשָׁ֗ה (קָּשָׁ֗ה) ka.Shah “hard”

And the king gave them a rough answer, giving no attention to the suggestion of the old men;

קָשָׁ֑ה ka.Shah “hard”

Then Ahijah, hearing the sound of her footsteps coming in at the door, said, Come in, O wife of Jeroboam; why do you make yourself seem like another? for I am sent to you with bitter news.

קָשָֽׁה׃ ka.Shah “hard”

Your father put a hard yoke on us: if you will make the conditions under which your father kept us down less cruel, and the weight of the yoke he put on us less hard, then we will be your servants.

הַקָּשָׁ֗ה (קָּשָׁ֗ה) ka.Shah “hard”

And the king gave them a rough answer. So King Rehoboam gave no attention to the suggestion of the old men,

קָשָׁ֑ה ka.Shah “hard”